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Who competes with Taron Johnson for slot CB role?

Since the start of free agency, it’s clear the Las Vegas Raiders are attempting to get better under rookie head coach Klint Kubiak. General manager John Spytek was a smooth operator this past Monday landing impact free agents on both offense — center Tyler Linderbaum the prized catch — and on defense — Las Vegas […]

How many Packers went to March Madness schools?

If you need a little help finding a rooting interest for this year’s tournament, we took the time to find all of the Green Bay Packers connections between the team’s current roster and the colleges participating in March Madness this year. I’m not much of a college basketball guy myself, but I’m going to try […]

Reece James ruled out for a number of weeks with hamstring injury

On Friday, in the wake of the announcement of his new six-year contract, Reece James told reporters that physically he was in a “really good place”, able to consistently play two-three games a week after several years of battling hamstring injuries and not being able to stay consistently fit. On Monday, head coach Liam Rosenior […]

The Packers adjusted Zaire Franklin’s contract already

Since the Green Bay Packers traded for their new projected starting Mike linebacker Zaire Franklin, he had no remaining guarantees left on his deal. In theory, he could have been a very flexible piece for the Packers this summer, as they could have chosen to move off him, via a release or trade, before his […]

Giants make third round of Spring Training roster cuts

The San Francisco Giants have now sent out 9 players from their 19 Spring Training invitees following today’s cuts of catcher Logan Porter, infielder Nate Furman, and lefty Nick Margevicius. They join Friday’s cuts of lefty reliever Juan Sanchez, righty Wilkin Ramos, and Thursday’s cuts of relievers Will Bednar and Trent Harris, catcher Diego Cartaya, […]

Patriots sign converted long snapper Niko Lalos following workout

The New England Patriots will enter the spring with a second long snapper on the roster. The organization announced the signing of free agent Niko Lalos on Monday, as previously reported by Patriots on SI’s Ethan Hurwitz. Lalos, 28, was among a group of specialists in Foxborough for workouts and now joins 2025 seventh-round draft […]

Recently retained Cleveland Browns player just got another lucrative payday

Today, the NFL announced the annual performance-based pay distributions that were earned by players during the 2025 season. In total, $542 million of wealth is being dispersed out to players, none of which impacts teams’ salary caps. The league used to provide breakdowns of all the distributions a team’s players received, but lately, they have […]

Baltimore Beatdown 2026 Draft Top 51 Big Board

The 2026 NFL Draft is just over a month away, and Baltimore Beatdown is proud to introduce our Top 51 Big Board! We are also excited to bring Yuri (@Yuri_Ravens on X) aboard to help us scout the 2026 class! Our Big Board is Ravens-centric, meaning it is weighted based on positions and skillsets Baltimore […]

Patriots coaching staff for 2026 NFL season announced

The New England Patriots’ coaching staff for the 2026 season has been finalized, and it includes some changes compared to last year. The most prominent among those are the previously confirmed promotion of Zak Kuhr to defensive coordinator as well as former DC Terrell Williams taking on a new role. That role now comes with […]

Jack Jones earns large bonus for 2025 season with Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins have been busy rebuilding the front office, coaching staff and roster ahead of the 2026 NFL season, however one former player has more than a million reasons to look back at the 2025 season one more time. On Monday, the National Football League announced the top-25 performance based payouts — money given […]

Packers 2025 Callsheet: 2nd & Medium

The further we get in this series, the easier the posts are to write. Part of that is finding a bit of a groove in terms of how I want to present the information, but the other (more obvious) part is that there are fewer plays in these sections. We had 22 plays in 1st […]

How would you grade the 49ers offseason so far?

The San Francisco 49ers are into Week 2 of free agency with the NFL Draft just down the line next month. The 49ers added future Hall of Famer Mike Evans, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa in a trade with Dallas, reunited with linebacker Dre Greenlaw, and added CB Nate Hobbs. The real way to grade the […]

Evan Williams is among NFL’s top earners in 2025 Performance Based Pay

While NFL players and their agents work hard to get big contracts during free agency in March, another program exists to help some of the highest-performing but lowest-earning players get a little bit of extra cash. That is the Performance-Based Pay program, a collectively-bargained system that helps send more money to players who play well […]

Jordan Meredith potential to rebound in 2026

The Jordan Raiders issued offensive lineman Jordan Meredith a right of first refusal RFA tender early last week, and the 28 year old is set to return to Las Vegas in 2026 after a rough 2025 season. Meredith, a former UDFA from Western Kentucky has been with the team since 2022 where Las Vegas signed […]

2 Chiefs among NFL’s top 25 earners in Performance-Based Pay

On Monday, the NFL released calculations for its “Performance-Based Pay” program. Two members of the Kansas City Chiefs are among the top 25 beneficiaries — all of whom will clear at least $1 million from the pool. Safety Chamarri Conner will receive almost $1.2 million in extra money, while guard Kingsley Suamataia’s allotment will be […]